1. Obtaining Information About The Drawing
Sacramento City College
EDT 310
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2. Obtaining Drawing Information
AREA
DBLIST
DIST ID
LIST
STATUS
TIME
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AREA Command
AREA
Can be used to find the area of any object circle, polyline or spline.
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AREA Command
Command: Area
Specify first corner point or [Object/Add/Subtract]:
Specify next corner point or press ENTER for total:
Area = , Perimeter =
Command:
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AREA Command
Shapes drawn with lines or polylines do not need to be closed for AutoCAD to calculate the area.
AutoCAD calculates the area as if a line connects the first and last points.
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AREA Command
To calculate Areas Drawn With Lines
Select the endpoints of the lines.
Use OSNAP
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The ADD Option
The ADD option adds areas to calculate a total area.
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The SUBTRACT Option
The SUBTRACT option subtracts areas to calculate a total area.
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The LIST Command
The LIST Command allows you to display data about any AutoCAD object.
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The LIST Command
Information that can be obtained:
Line lengths.
Coordinates.
Circle and arc radii.
Polyline widths.
Object Layers.
Insertion points.
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The LIST Command
Select LIST by:
Typing LI or LIST
Pick the object(s)
Press [Enter]
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The LIST Command
LIST also gives information about text.
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The DBLIST Command
DBLIST gives information about all items in the drawing.
The information passes by a screen full at a time.
Press [Enter] to see the next screen.
Press [F2] to exit the text window.
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The DIST Command
DIST gives the distance between two points.
Command: DI or DIST
Specify first point: (select point)
Specify second point: (select second point)
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The ID Command
The ID command gives the coordinate location of a single point on the screen.
Command: ID
Specify point: (select point)
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The ID Command
The ID command will also place a blip on the screen at coordinates that you specify.
Command: ID
Specify point: 8.75,6.44
X=8.5 Y=6.44 Z=0.00
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The TIME Command
The TIME command allows you to:
Display the current time.
The time related to your drawing.
The time related to the current drawing session.
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The TIME Command
The drawing creation time starts when
You begin a new drawing OR
You issue the WBLOCK command.
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The TIME Command
A SAVE command affects the Last Updated: time.
If QUIT is used to end a drawing session, all time in that drawing session is discarded (not counted).
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The TIME Command
You can time a specific drawing task by using the TIME command.
Use the Reset Option.
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The TIME Command
When the TIME command is issued, the times shown in the text window are static.
None of the times are being updated.
You can update the time by using the Display Option.
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The TIME Command
When you enter the drawing area, the timer is ON by Default.
TO stop the time, enter OFF at the Enter option prompt:
[Display/ON/OFF/Reset]
Enter ON to start the timer again.
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The STATUS Command
The STATUS command gives general information about the current drawing, including
Current drawing extents.
Settings of various drawing modes and parameters.
Free physical memory and disk space.
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The STATUS Command
STATUS reports the number of objects in the current drawing including:
Graphical objects:
Arcs
Polylines
Non-graphical objects
Layers
Linetypes
Block definitions.
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The STATUS Command
When used at the DIM prompt, STATUS reports the values and descriptions of all dimensioning system variables.
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The STATUS Command
STATUS displays:
Model or Paper Space Limits Are.
Model or Paper Space Uses.
Display Shows.
Insertion Base Is.
Snap Resolution Is.
Grid Spacing Is.
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The STATUS Command
STATUS displays:
Current Space.
Current Layer.
Current Color.
Current Linetype.
Current Lineweight.
Current Plot Style.
Current Elevation.
Thickness.
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The STATUS Command
STATUS displays:
Fill, Grid, Ortho, Qtext, Snap, Tablet.
Object Snap Modes.
Free Dwg Disk Space.
Free Physical Memory.
Free Swap File Space.
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The STATUS Command
To display a drawing's status information, from the Tools menu, choose Inquiry Status.
AutoCAD displays the report.
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The STATUS Command
Model or Paper Space Limits Are
Displays the drawing limits defined by LIMITS.
The first line shows the XY coordinate of the limit's lower-left corner, stored in the LIMMIN system variable.
The second line shows the XY coordinate of the limit's upper-right corner, stored in the LIMMAX system variable.
The notation Off to the right of the Y coordinate value indicates that limits checking is set to 0.
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Model or Paper Space Uses
Displays the drawing extents, which includes all objects in the database and can exceed the drawing limits.
The first line shows the XY coordinate of the lower-left corner of the extents.
The second line shows the XY coordinate of the upper-right corner.
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Model or Paper Space Uses
The notation Over to the right of the Y coordinate value indicates that the drawing extends outside the drawing limits.
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Display Shows
Lists the portion of the drawing extents visible in the current viewport.
The first line shows the XY coordinate of the display's lower-left corner.
The second line shows the XY coordinate of the upper-right corner.
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Insertion Base Is
Displays the insertion point of the drawing, stored in the INSBASE system variable and expressed as an X,Y,Z coordinate.
Snap Resolution Is
Displays the snap spacing in the X and Y directions, stored in the SNAPUNIT system variable.
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Grid Spacing Is
Displays the grid spacing in the X and Y directions, stored in the GRIDUNIT system variable.
Current Space
Shows whether model space or paper space is active.
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Current Layer
Lists the current layer of the drawing, stored by the CLAYER system variable.
Current Color
Lists the current color, stored by the CECOLOR system variable.
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Current Linetype
Lists the current linetype, stored by the CELTYPE system variable.
Current Lineweight
Lists the current lineweight, stored by the CELWEIGHT system variable.
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Current Plot Style
Lists the current plot style, stored by the CPLOTSTYLE system variable.
Current Elevation
Lists the current elevation of the drawing, stored in the ELEVATION system variable.
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Thickness
Lists the current thickness, stored in the THICKNESS system variable.
Fill, Grid, Ortho, Qtext, Snap, Tablet
Shows whether these modes are on or off.
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Object Snap Modes
Lists the running object snap modes specified by OSNAP.
Free Dwg Disk Space
Lists the amount of disk space available on the drive specified for AutoCAD temporary files.
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Free Physical Memory
Lists the amount of installed memory free on your system.
Free Swap File Space
Lists the amount of free space in your swap file.
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